FAQs about Commencement

• Please dress appropriately and respectfully for commencement. No specific color shoes are required. Do not wear decorations or jewelry on the outside of your gown.
• We encourage students to wear comfortable shoes for walking and standing.

The commencement ceremony will last approximately one and a half hours.

• May graduates will not receive their diplomas during the Commencement Ceremony.
• August and December graduates will receive their diplomas approximately one month after classes are complete.
• Diplomas are only issued when you have completed all degree requirements and paid all balances due.

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If you are receiving honors, your honor’s tassel will be provided during check-in at the Marian Hall Theatre. 

The tassel hangs over the right front corner then is moved to the left after the degree is conferred.

If you are participating in the 10:00 a.m. Undergraduate ceremony, please arrive at 9:00 a.m. dressed in your cap, gown, and academic regalia.

If you are participating in the 3:00 p.m. MUCOM and Graduate ceremony, please arrive at 2:00 p.m. dressed in your cap, gown, and academic regalia.

Undergraduate students should go to the Marian Hall Chapel for student check-in and seat assignment.

Master’s degree students should go to the Marian Hall Chapel for student check-in and seat assignment.

DO and DNP students should go to the Dining Commons for student check-in and seat assignment.

Families and guests of students are not permitted in the Marian Hall Chapel or Dining Commons during check-in. All guests should head directly to the Arena/Convocation Center. Doors to the Arena/Convocation Center will open at 8:45 a.m. for the 10 a.m. Undergraduate ceremony and at 1:45 p.m. for the MUCOM and Graduate ceremony

We respectfully request that all family members and guests go directly to their seats in the Arena/Convocation Center so that staff can assist graduates with finding their seats and provide important instructions regarding the processional, awarding of degrees, and the recessional.

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